https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/5874756 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/5874756 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:40:25 +0000 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:40:25 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/52577996 tag:ipernity.com,2024-08-06,doc-52577996 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:06:13 +0000 2024-02-01T13:27:47+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/52577996"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/96/52577996.282c590e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="179" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">There was already a fortified settlement in Beja in Celtic-Roman times, which was renamed Pax Julia after the peace treaty between Julius Caesar and the Lusitanians in 48 BC; from then on it belonged to the Roman province of Lusitania. The town remained an important economic and strategic centre under the Suebi, Visigoths and Moors. In 1159, King Alfonso I of Portugal reconquered the town from the hands of the Muslims, but abandoned it just a few months later. In 1191, the Almohad sultan and general Almansor conquered the area. It only reverted back to the Christians in the 1230s. Kings Alfonso III (+ 1279) and especially Dinis I (+ 1325) restored and enlarged the castle.<br /> <br /> The castle remained inhabited until the 17th century, when the Jesuits established a college here. The two-storey keep (Torre de Menagem), which is around 40 metres high, stands at the highest point of the complex.</div> Beja - Castelo <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/52577996"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/96/52577996.282c590e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="179" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">There was already a fortified settlement in Beja in Celtic-Roman times, which was renamed Pax Julia after the peace treaty between Julius Caesar and the Lusitanians in 48 BC; from then on it belonged to the Roman province of Lusitania. The town remained an important economic and strategic centre under the Suebi, Visigoths and Moors. In 1159, King Alfonso I of Portugal reconquered the town from the hands of the Muslims, but abandoned it just a few months later. In 1191, the Almohad sultan and general Almansor conquered the area. It only reverted back to the Christians in the 1230s. Kings Alfonso III (+ 1279) and especially Dinis I (+ 1325) restored and enlarged the castle.<br /> <br /> The castle remained inhabited until the 17th century, when the Jesuits established a college here. The two-storey keep (Torre de Menagem), which is around 40 metres high, stands at the highest point of the complex.</div> Martin M. Miles